**Intelligence is a human concept, to describe certain kinds of human behavior. It doesn't live objectively, or exist externally. It is just what society deem as valuable, and such values changes over time.** - it is an abstract idea that is defined by people as they use the words _intelligence_ and _intelligent_ to describe certain kinds of human behavior and the covert mental processes that supposedly precede or are at least concurrent with the behavior.  - page 5 - If we examine the patterns of the use of _intelligence_ and _intelligent,_ we find that at the most basic level, they describe a variety of specific behaviors and abilities that society values and thus encourages; unintelligent behavior is a variety of behaviors that society does not value and thus discourages. - The meaning of _intelligence_ has broadened because society has come to place increasing value on these other attributes and abilities, and this change in societal values has been the result of a dialogue or discourse among the people in society, both professionals and laypersons.